GRE阅读：男人如何选择手表(下)
<p> 编辑点评： 光说不练假把式，这里为大家准备了一篇<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读典型的阅读材料，分上下两部分，大家来练一练，看看自己的复习成果如何。</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="outlay">outlay</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complications">complications</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watchmaker">watchmaker</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="andchronographs">andchronographs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="platinum">platinum</span>. <span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cognoscenti">cognoscenti</span> <span word="prowl">prowl</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span>,<span word="tourbillons">tourbillons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="repeaters">repeaters</span>.</p><p> 多花一些钱，在 复杂性 这一方面就可以得到更多。这是手表厂商用来描述除计时以外其他功能的词汇。最常见、最重要的 复杂性 是显示日历，然后是显示周历、月历和年历。最受收藏家欢迎的功能则是双时区、月相和计时器。当然表壳会是黄金或铂金。除这些以外，万年历、陀飞轮和报时器等功能更是受到行家追捧，其价格达到了六位数。</p><p> <span word="Pre">Pre</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="watches">watches</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="esoteric">esoteric</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="watches">watches</span> -- <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="special">special</span> -- <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Duggan">Duggan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="watches">watches</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="downside">downside</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>.</p>
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